In this section you will find some of our college policies and key information.
Annual Accountability Statement
Please click here to view the college’s Annual Accountability Statement 2024/2025.
16 to 19 Tuition Fund
The college is pleased to announce that in line with additional funding provided by the Education and Skills Funding Agency, we will be offering small group support tuition for all our eligible 16-19 students. Click Here for more information.
Equality & Diversity
Cronton Sixth Form College welcomes people from all sections of the community. We are committed to an ethos of promoting equality and social inclusion, and removing any barriers to learning that people may face. Your own race, gender, age, ability or disability, sexuality, religion, culture and lifestyle will be respected and treated positively.
- To view a copy of the college’s Equality and Diversity Policy please click here.
- To view the Equality and Diversity Chapter of the college’s strategic plan please click here.
- To view the college’s gender pay gap report please click here.
Freedom of Information
Read our Model Publication Scheme and Freedom of Information documentation.
Privacy Statements
Please click here to view the college’s Privacy Statement (for Students).
Please click here to view the college’s Privacy Statement (for Staff).
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Policies
Please click the links below for college policies that you may find useful:
- Admissions Policy
- Anti Bullying Policy
- Bursary Policy
- Careers Education, Information, Advice & Guidance – Provider Access Statement
- Careers & Enterprise Programme
- CEIAG Mission and Delivery Statement
- Centre Policy Summer 2021
- Complaints Policy
- Data Breach Policy
- Data Protection
- Disaster Management Plan
- IT Security Policy
- Procurement Policy
- Remote Learning Strategy
- Safeguarding Children
- Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
- Student Disciplinary Policy
- Supply Chain Fees & Charges Policy
- TU Facility Time
- Whistleblowing Policy
- Work Experience and Industry Placements Policy
Job Vacancies
Click here for details on working at Cronton Sixth Form College, our current vacancies and how to apply.
Governors
- Click here to access the minutes of recent Board and Committee meetings.
- Click here for information on who our governors are.
- Click here for information about how to become a governor.
Public Value Statement
Please click here to download a copy. Terms and conditions apply.
Strategic Plan
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College Plan
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Ofsted Inspection: Outstanding
On Wednesday 10 June 2020, Ofsted published Riverside College’s report following their inspection on 26 February – 11 March 2020.
Following the inspection, Riverside College, including Cronton Sixth Form College, has been given the highest possible rating by Ofsted who have judged the college to be OUTSTANDING.
This makes us the only Further Education College in the North West to achieve OUTSTANDING under the new Ofsted Education Inspection Framework (EIF).
After a meticulous review of the College, Ofsted inspectors made the following judgements:
- Overall effectiveness – Outstanding
- The quality of education – Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes – Outstanding
- Personal development – Outstanding
- Leadership and management – Outstanding
- Education programmes for young people – Outstanding
- Adult learning programmes – Outstanding
- Apprenticeships – Outstanding
- Provision for learners with high needs – Good
- Overall effectiveness at previous inspection – Good
Click here to download the full report.
QAA Institutional Review of Higher Education
Cronton Sixth Form/Riverside College underwent a QAA Institutional Review of Higher Education in May 2014. The findings of their report can be accessed below. The report details how Riverside College is meeting in full the requirements of the QAA quality code and how the College will take forward the good practice that was recognised by QAA.
QAA Higher Education Review (HER) Report
Higher Education Policies
Click here to view our Higher Education Policies and Procedures.
Financial Statements
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Access and Participation Plans
As part of its registration process with the Office for Students, Riverside College has produced an access and participation plan for the years 2020-21 to 2024-25. Riverside College’s access and participation plans set out our approach to improving equality of opportunity for underrepresented groups to access and succeed in higher education.
You can find all of the Higher Education Policies here: https://www.riversidecollege.ac.uk/higher-education/policies-procedures/
Provider Access Legislation
Click here for more information.